Slideshow: 9 things you didn't know you could rent

From pets to pals, rentals are booming

It’s time to face the fact that we have commitment issues. Financial ones. We love to test drive the newest, fastest and trendiest everything, but when it comes to taking the purchase plunge, we often end up running for the hills.

Luckily, there’s a booming rental industry that caters to our collective “let’s-keep-it-casual” mindset. Here are just a few of the crazy things you can rent nowadays.